Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• Pinch of salt
• Rock salt (purchase at hardware store)
• Crushed ice cubes
• Coffee Cans: (l) Small 12oz and (l) Big 39 oz each with tight fitting lids

Optional additions to consider:

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh fruit or whole berries
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• Crushed candy bars

Directions:

• Pour the whole milk and cream into a large bowl. Stir.

• Sprinkle sugar into mixture, add salt and vanilla and stir.

• Add fruit, nuts or crushed candy.

• Pour batter into the small coffee can, leave approximately 2 inches or more between batter and top of can.

• Snap lid on can. You may wish to wrap tape around it for a tight seal.

• Place small can inside large can and sprinkle about one and a half cups chopped ice around the small can

• Add a couple hands full of rock salt

• Fill, alternating more ice and rock salt.

• Place the lid on the large can and tell the kids to go outside and "ROLL AWAY" - pushing the can to each other along a sidewalk or porch for about twenty minutes.

Homemade ice cream is best when eaten immediately.


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